Cognac

Hennessy

In 1765 Richard Hennessy, an Irish officer fighting for Louis XV, founded a Cognac distillery. Soon, he was exporting to America and the Hennessy brand was born. Over the coming years, Kings, Queens and Tsars became famous customers and demand soared. Today, Hennessy is recognised as one of the world's leading spirit brands and their top Cognacs can fetch princely sums of money.

Domaines Barons de Rothschild is the organisation that encompasses several legendary Bordeaux Châteaux such as Lafite, Duhart-Milon, Rieussec and L'Evangile, as well as several other notable properties around the world. In addition to their famous wines, DBR also produce Cognac and Armagnac which has often been aged in barrels from Château Lafite.